From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.5) Gecko/20031007 Firebird/0.7 Description of problem: Using rdist to backup file on a remote AS2.1 fail if symlink are present in the directory to backup. This problem does not exist with rdist 6.1.5-16 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 6.1.5-34.21.1 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: mkdir /tmp/rdistTestcase mkdir /tmp/rdistTestcase/A ln -s /tmp/rdistTestcase/A /tmp/rdistTestcase/B Use the following myDistfile : HOSTS = ( root.10.127 ) FILES =( /tmp/rdistTestcase ) ${FILES} -> ${HOSTS} Launch rdist: rdist -P /usr/bin/ssh -o chknfs,remove,sparse -p /usr/sbin/rdistd -f ./myDistfile Actual Results: root.10.127: dhcp-127: REMOTE ERROR: /tmp/rdistTestcase/rdistSSOmfR -> /tmp/rdistTestcase/A: symlink failed: File exists Expected Results: root.10.127: /tmp/rdistTestcase/B: installing root.10.127: updating of root.10.127 finished Additional info:
I've recently installed rdist-6.1.5-34.30.1:1.i386.rpm as part of up2date on several ES 3 systems. I use rdist to 'clone' disks relocating contents from one disk to another. After the upgrade no files are copied. I get error messages like: localhost: longport: REMOTE ERROR: /bck//usr/share/man/man3/rdistInrJ89->cust_outopts.3x.gz: symlink fails File Exists. Basically - rdist seems badly broken. I've reverted back to the previous version.
I'll take care of updated packages which will be included at least in the next upcoming quarterly update. They might be officially released before that via an errata. For your convenience i'll put the fixed and updated packages on my personal Red Hat homepage for download as well. Keep in mind though that those packages aren't signed and are not officially supported by Red Hat. The packages should appear in the next couple of days here: http://people.redhat.com/pknirsch Thanks, Read ya, Phil
OK, errata has been initiated. Read ya, Phil
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-252.html
An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-278.html